The future Ballon d’Or ties their hair with a scrunchie Michael Olise is without a doubt one of the most talented and stylish footballers in Europe

With the Champions League entering its crucial phase, with the start of the Round of 16, speculation about the best players at the moment also begins, and who, with a World Cup on the horizon, could compete for the next Ballon d'Or trophy. One of these is Michael Olise, the right winger of Bayern Munich, who, with the spectacular 6-1 win against Atalanta, has reached a total of 15 goals and 16 assists in 37 season matches. But there is much more to Olise than just his technical skills, now known to everyone. Michael Olise is also one of the players with the most personality and style: he pays attention to every little detail. The peculiarity for which he is best known, especially among football boots enthusiasts, is his care in matching the color of his boots with the team's kit socks, often rocking Mercurial and Hypervenom models and colorways released even 10-15 years ago.

Lately, Michael Olise has shown us something entirely new: not on his feet this time, but on his hair. The Bayern winger has started tying his hair with a scrunchie, a fabric-covered hair tie that, thanks to the gathered fabric, appears soft and light. This accessory was invented in 1986 by Rommy Revson, with the goal of creating a gentler elastic than the classic rubber ones, to avoid breaking or damaging hair. Scrunchie patterns have always been vibrant, and Olise's is no exception: it looks like a "classic" scrunchie, neither branded nor designer, yet it clearly features a paisley pattern, characterized by teardrop shapes. This pattern became popular in the Sixties and Seventies, thanks to the hippie movement, and has become a recognizable graphic symbol still today.

Several players in this Champions League are rocking headbands: Elanga, Gordon, Madueke, Gnabry, Olise, Kinsky, Calafiori, and Raphinha. We had already discussed this in December 2025, highlighting how players - and sportswear brands in particular - were reintroducing increasingly thicker headbands. Among the most striking cases is Gordon, known for wearing the same headband worn by tennis players Zverev and Tsitsipas.